What am I doing wrong? Not losing weight!

When you lose loads at first it’s water and you can start losing lean muscle or, you want to burn fat not muscle as your metabolism will be affected and you will look better keeping your muscles toned.

Sounds like you're doing brilliantly. It' fantastic that you stopped the wine. A suggestion would be to stay off the scales and reframe what you are trying to do. By making the changes you are making and sticking to them you will be fitter and stronger, and live a longer and healthier life.

Well done OP, stick at it.
As someone who has been there, I can tell you that the rewards of losing weight not just physically, but mentally, are immense.

it's full of protein and taste delicious.. there is every need.

The thing with any diet is that if you just go back to eating how you did before, you’ll put the weight back on.

The trick is to find a way of eating that you can continue after you’ve lost the weight - easier said than done, I know! I haven’t managed it yet

A pound a week is the normal rate of loss tbh. Remember that if you lose the weight gradually there’s more chance of it staying off.

@Hoolahoophop
The walks I do have helped enormously with the depression I used to suffer from, so much so, I’m no longer on meds.
I’m very lucky in that I don’t work so I have plenty of time to go out for a walk, that said, I’m usually out early morning and I find that really sets me up for the day and that actually helps with fatigue too, which sounds odd but it really does.
Trust me, I know I cheat on my calories some days and go over but to be honest, I didn’t in the very early days, it’s only now that I’m maintaining that I feel confident to do it.
Keep going, don’t lose heart, weight is coming off and slowly is the best way

I think your calorie intake is too low tbh, especially if working out too!
I started my health journey a few months ago and have been really slow, but it's still goi g down.
Keep going but definitely look at calories around 1400 as a rule.

@Femalefootyfan I do use My Fitness Pal alongside my Garmin tracker. But unfortunately I will count the calories, but not really care if I go over! I'm struggling with fatigue and maybe a bit of depression at the moment and think that the need to get energy, fuel is making it harder for me to stick to a limit.

I was really surprised at how easy I found it to calorie count, MFP really makes it easy as I can scan barcodes, I must admit I don’t always weigh everything, I sometimes do it by eye or scanning the barcodes can be easier if I’m sharing something with DH as I just halve the amount that I’m adding.
I only really find it a bit difficult when eating out as not everywhere adds the calorie amount and nutritional information, google is usually my friend and DH understands that I need to calorie count.

That's amazing @Femalefootyfan wish I was dedicated enough to do this. I already run and walk everywhere......no matter how active I am its the diet part I struggle with!

I started my weight loss journey a year ago needing to lose a minimum of 2 stone, at 5 feet nothing, I was nearly 11 stone with an obese BMI.
I started off at 1500 calories per day, walking up to a mile per day, gradually introduced workouts and increased the length of my walks. I lost a steady 1-2 lbs per week, calories were increased to 1600 after about 6/8 months and within the year I’d lost almost 3 stone and went from an almost size 14 to an 8. BMI is now around 21/22 at most.
I maintain at 1800 calories and have done for about 3 months.
I did a complete lifestyle change, lots of walking, calorie counting using MFP, although I do have a couple of days a month where I don’t calorie count, mentally, I still keep a rough tally and don’t eat foods I used to. I cut my alcohol consumption by about 2 thirds and eat much more healthily 90% of the time.

10 per pound is like just over 20 per kg.
That sounfs ridiculously low unless one is bed bound tbh

As a general rule of thumb you need 10 calories per pound of body weight to maintain. I'm currently 160 lbs so 1600 calories per day will keep me at that weight.

I think you're doing brilliantly. 1lb per week loss is perfect. A few years ago I was morbidly obese and decided to try losing 1lb per week for a year, did that and carried on until I'd lost 5 stones.
You will find that sometimes you don't lose anything in a week but stick with the plan. I had one whole month, sticking to the plan, weight stayed the same, I was on a great Mumsnet support thread and they kept me on track and after 4 weeks the weight started going down again.

I weighed myself every day and had a spreadsheet to show the overall downward trend, but lots of fluctuations for example if I have bacon, my weight goes up about 3lbs for a couple of days because the salt makes you retain more water.
You've made a great start. Keep at it, it's so worth it.

I’m 5’ 2” and have just lost a stone to bring me back down to 9 stone. It took me 14 weeks (had a week of holiday in that lot, and some big celebration events) and I’ve just checked, the first 3 weeks I lost about 4 lbs. Definitely slow and steady wins the day. I didn’t calorie count at all, but as an older shortie I know I need relatively few calories per day, even though I am pretty active. Ignore what others say about calorie needs and do what works for you - you need to balance short term weight loss with establishing long term sustainable eating habits. It’s very individual and not that easy.

Use a weight loss and calorie counter. You put in your weight and height and it tells you how many calories you need to maintain, and how many you need to lose 1/2/3 pounds a week.

1200 is very low and unsustainable.

Would be nice to keep this up for a weight loss thread. I started dieting (for want of a better word) a month ago today, 5'4 with a starting weight of 12st12lbs. Currently 12st7lbs. I'm pleased with it so far. I'd like to get to around 9st to feel comfortable.

Weight loss, real loss takes a while.

this is my weight loss on a graph over 3 months. I’ve spent loads of weeks losing nothing and then some losing more. It’s a long term trajectory downwards on a gradual slope. You can’t let it demoralise you this early on or you will fail, you have to keep going and then look back to see how far you have come. Stop weighing yourself for a while and just focus on feeling healthier

Well done you’ve done amazing so far! I was also going to suggest looking up your TDEE! I have some days where I eat 1200 calories and some where I eat 1800 as long as I’m in a deficit overall that week then I’m happy with that! Make sure you’re using food scales and weigh everything. It’s amazing how many hidden calories there are in things such as sauces, cheeses, juice etc! For example I had a bread roll yesterday which when I scanned in MyFitnessPal it said 1 roll = 179 cal when I actually weighed it and did it by weight it was 245 cal! If you did this all day/week them extra calories would quickly add up! I’m also trying fasting which I haven’t done before but I’m enjoying it so far!

Loving the peanut butter love

Sounds reasonable. You will probably find that 1500 is more sustainable long term. Particularly if that's your max (because research shows that the typically we underestimate calorie consumption) but allows you some treats or a little relaxation at weekends. Definitely monitor energy levels and listen to your body but sounds. Like you are doing brilliantly. Wish I were doing so well I'm currently in a binge mood while I wait for tests to see if there is a reason for a few health issues.

I felt like you in the first month, it was just so slow. I’ve kept at it though and now three months later I have lost 11 kilos. There are some weeks I lose nearly a kilo and some weeks where my weight stays the same but it is coming off. Stick with it and that weight will come off.

Have the tip of using a piece of clothing that is too tight for you and once a month try it on and see if it’s getting looser. I have a pair of trousers I use. Couldn’t get the zip up at all, now the zip goes all the way up. I can see it’s still a bit too tight round the waist but I look forward to the day that it can be buttoned up with ease.

I think that's a good way to lose weight, more sustainable, and much healthier for you overall. Plus weight can vary anyway day to day. I'd focus more on how you feel, and how your clothes fit you.